Colts stay busy, add Donald Thomas and Lawrence Sidbury

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Mar 12, 2013

You can now add former Patriots guard Donald Thomas and former Falcon Lawrence Sidbury to the list. Sidbury had four sacks for the Falcons in 2011, but had just one tackle for them last season. Sidbury was a defensive end in Atlanta, but the Colts are lis… (more)ting him as a linebacker which suggests he’ll be vying for time at the spot vacated by Dwight Freeney. "We're just trying to get better, man,'' general manager Ryan Grigson said after his busy day. After being limited in the free agent market last year, the Colts had a lot of space under the cap to use this time around. At 6-foot-3, 261 pounds, he’s sure to be cast as a backer in Indy and based on Scouts Inc.’s report, we can see how they’d see promise in him: “He has above-average upfield acceleration and ability to bend and close on the pocket.

Five new faces already for Indianapolis

Right tackle Gosder Cherilus was just the start. He heads a class of five the Colts have reached deals with in the opening hours of NFL free agency. Also on board are: Cardinals cornerback Greg Toler Packers linebacker Erik Walden Patriots guard Donald …